Revival Sometimes,The Gospel Always!
In many of the churches I visit, many leaders believe the only hope for the Church is for God to send a real revival. In many places, there is constant prayer for God to rend the heavens and come down as he has done of old. I sympathize with this desire. I believe...
Why We Need Both!
We need both… Word and Power! But Jesus answered them, “You are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God” (Matthew 22:29). During Passion Week, several enemies confronted Jesus, most of who attempted to catch him in something he...
Is the Reformation Over?
A good friend called me yesterday to remind me this year marks the 500th year birthday of the Protestant Reformation. Though already aware, when he said it I realized I had not reflected on that fact over the course of this year. Later that day, I listened to some...
Take The Test
These are strange words to most Christians today. Paul is admonishing the Corinthian church to “examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves.” The idea among most Christians today that they ought to personally examine their lives to test...
Did I Strike A Chord Or Nerve?
Last Thursday’s blog, The Great Deception, received the greatest response of any blog I’ve posted so far. Thank you to all who took the time to read the blog and comment on it. I am humbled and deeply grateful. Simply put, I intended to highlight the statement from...
The Great Deception
“Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.” Hebrews 12:14 There is a great deception in the land today. It is the notion that men and women, upon death or at the Lord’s Coming, can glance upon the Holy One, having...
Gospel Living
What comes to mind when you hear the word ‘gospel’? For most, this term summarizes the message of salvation through what Jesus accomplished at Calvary and through his resurrection. In other words, the gospel is the invitation that upon receiving Jesus, one can have...
God’s Community Described: Elect Exiles
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who are elect exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for...
The Key to Fruitful Praying: Meditation (Part 2)
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by...
The Key to Fruitful Praying: Meditation (Part 1)
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by...
Understanding the Doctrine of Adoption
When the time came to completion, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!”...
People…Our Idol of Choice
"The fear of man is a snare." Proverbs 29:25 Codependency is a word bandied about much in the culture today. What exactly is codependency? The term developed as a way to describe spouses of alcoholics who entered into addictive behaviors of enablement with their...